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Growing up, Lodi Carbonilla, agripreneur and proprietor of King David Integrated Farm (KDIF), was accustomed to living around coconut plantations in Southern Leyte.  After 10 years of working as an overseas Filipino worker in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Carbonilla decided to return to his...

By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao  Various studies have noted the benefits of mangroves as a natural defense for coastal areas against natural calamities because its roots help keep soil in place, thus preventing flooding and soil erosion. Plus, mangroves also serve as a home for different kinds...

TACLOBAN City – A farm school and budding tourist destination situated in an upstream village in Jaro, Leyte has proved that agriculture can help cope with the global crisis brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. With barely a year after embarking on farm tourism,...

TACLOBAN City - Amidst fear and uncertainties brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, agri-tourism sites in Eastern Visayas manage to survive and remain hopeful for better days to come. Only the noises coming from the sea, hammer, and midrib brooms are heard one sunny...